Interview with Palestinian Journalist Ahmed Shameya
After many months of silence and worry, I was finally able to connect with my friend and brother Ahmed Shameya in Gaza. Ahmed is a young Palestinian journalist, who is also a writer, teacher, Madridista and the founder of Al Kofiya, a Gaza-based group that aims to communicate the truth about the Palestinian cause to the outside world.
This video was filmed on a rooftop in Khan Younis. Ahmed tells of the horrors and hardships of survival during Israel’s genocide in Gaza that he and his family and so many others have been forced to endure on a daily basis (hour by hour, minute by minute).
The reception is a little bit spotty but please bear with it. The combination of the relatively poor internet connection and a few other things make it a little difficult to understand.
If you watch the end of the video, you'll see Ahmed who shows himself on that rooftop in Khan Younis. You’ll see for yourself the surrounding area that includes levelled buildings and the absolute devastation that has taken place in Gaza.
This was a very difficult conversation to have had but it was necessary. As photojournalist and war photographer James Nachtwey once said, “We must look at it. We're required to look at it. We're required to do what we can about it. If we don't, who will?”
Ahmed posts on X and he’s also on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok (just search his name). I encourage you to support Ahmed and his work at his Paypal. Ahmed also has a new Go Fund Me campaign to help him rebuild his family’s home in Gaza. Please contribute if you can.
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